Active Reading Strategies

Improving ComprehensionImproving Comprehension

Do you think about what you read? As you read

silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies:

5 Active Reading Strategies:

2. VisualizeVisualize

3. PredictPredict

4. ConnectConnect

5. RespondRespond

1.1.QuestionQuestion

1. Question what you read

Resources: Comprehension Strategy Poster

Good Reader Strategy Poster

ERT (Everyone Reads To) created by Greg Byers from Teaching

1. Question what you read

• What questions come to What questions come to your mind?your mind?

1. Question what you read

• Why do the characters Why do the characters act as they do?act as they do?

1. Question what you read

• Who tells the story?Who tells the story?

1. Question what you read

• What causes events to What causes events to happen?happen?

1. Question what you read

• When does the action When does the action peak or climax?peak or climax?

2. VisualizeHmm…what

do I see?

2. Visualize

• Create a picture in your Create a picture in your mindmind

2. Visualize

• Make use of similes, Make use of similes, metaphors, allusionsmetaphors, allusions

3. Predict

I predict…

3. Predict

• What do you think will What do you think will happen? Prove it!happen? Prove it!

Resources: Anticipation Guides, Anticipation Template

3. Predict

• Foreshadowing (clues)Foreshadowing (clues)

3. Predict

• Red Herring (false clues)Red Herring (false clues)

4. Connect

4. Connect• Text to SelfText to Self

• Bring your own Bring your own experiences to the story.experiences to the story.

Resources: Text to Self Worksheet

4. Connect• Text to TextText to Text

• Make Make connections connections with other with other literature, literature, movies, etc.movies, etc.

Resources: Text to Text Worksheet

4. Connect• Text to Real Text to Real

WorldWorld

This reminds This reminds me of…me of…

Resource: Text to Real World Worksheet

5. Respond

5. Respond

• What does the story say What does the story say to you?to you?

Resources: Response Journal Strategy: Use sticky notes to respond

5. Respond

• What is the mood of the What is the mood of the story?story?

5. Respond• What is the theme of What is the theme of

the story?the story?

The BIG Picture

5. Respond

• What are What are the internal the internal and and external external conflicts?conflicts?

5. Respond

• What is the What is the tone of the tone of the story?story?

5. Respond

• What literal meanings are What literal meanings are in the story?in the story?

5. Respond• What symbols are in the What symbols are in the

story?story?

As you read silently, think about the 5

Reading Strategies:

2. Visualize. Visualize

3. PredictPredict

4. ConnectConnect

5. RespondRespond

1.1.QuestionQuestion